S-hoop earrings with pearls
S-hoop earrings are simple in concept: one end of a wire passes through one or more beads and then wraps around the hoop, while the other end of the wire passes through the earlobe.
These earrings are examples of a more complex version where elaborate bindings are created where the wire joins the hoop. Other features here are characteristic of the type: a tapered hoop, a hook end that bends back to parallel the lower end of the hoop, and a small fused ball terminating the hook end.
The plaster mask 00.2.10 shows traces of such earrings.
These earrings are examples of a more complex version where elaborate bindings are created where the wire joins the hoop. Other features here are characteristic of the type: a tapered hoop, a hook end that bends back to parallel the lower end of the hoop, and a small fused ball terminating the hook end.
The plaster mask 00.2.10 shows traces of such earrings.
Artwork Details
- Title: S-hoop earrings with pearls
- Period: Roman Period
- Date: A.D. 1st–2nd century
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: gold, pearl
- Dimensions: Height: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
- Object Number: 07.228.170a, b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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